
Food Festival Experience
A curated way to experience the festival’s most sought-after events!
Stay at the Athenaeum Hotel in Week Eight or Nine during the Chautauqua Food Festival! Food lovers will gather for a festival featuring great food, celebrity chefs, and craft beverages. Reimagined and returning for the first time since 2023, Bestor Plaza and surrounding venues will once again come alive with a diverse array of food, drinks and special events prepared by celebrity chefs, national brands, and the best regional restaurants, wineries, food manufacturers and breweries.
Learn more about the Chautauqua Food Festival!
Package Available
Week Eight: Aug. 15–22
Week Nine: Aug. 22–29
Package Price
Rates starting at $3,931 per couple/per week*
Package Includes
- Lodging at the historic Athenaeum Hotel located on Chautauqua Lake
- Chautauqua Institution Traditional Gate Pass (includes concerts and events in the Amphitheater)
- Breakfast
- 2 Masters Series Classes with visiting chefs (Sunday, Aug. 16 & Thursday, Aug. 20 or Tuesday, Aug. 25 & Friday, Aug. 28)
- Premium Chef Dinner (Tuesday, Aug. 18 or Tuesday, Aug. 25)
- Premium Craft Beverage Tasting Event (Thursday, Aug. 20 or Thursday, Aug. 27)
- Battle of the Bites (Monday, Aug. 17 or Monday, Aug. 24)
- Taste of Chautauqua (Wednesday, Aug. 19 or Wednesday, Aug. 26)
- Weekly Feast with Friends (Sunday, Aug. 16 or Sunday, Aug. 23)
- Feast On Film (Sunday, Aug. 16 or Sunday, Aug. 23)
- Taste Caravan (5 taste tickets per day, per adult)
- Parking
Book an overnight stay!
Enjoy a day at the Food Festival, a relaxing overnight stay, and wake up to a continental breakfast to complete your stay. Food Festival events varies by day. Don’t miss this perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in food, culture and entertainment — reserve your stay today!
Package Available
Aug. 16–28
Package Price
Rates starting at $461 per couple*
Package Includes
- Lodging at the historic Athenaeum Hotel located on Chautauqua Lake
- Chautauqua Institution Traditional Gate Pass (includes concerts and events in the Amphitheater)
- Breakfast
- Parking
- Food Festival Event Tickets (Varies by day, see the schedule here)
*Offer based on availability and price changes based on dates booked. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or standard discount. Subject to availability and applicable passes. Unused tasting tickets and reservations are non-refundable.
**Gratuity and alcoholic beverages are not included.
Questions: athenaeum@chq.org • 1.800.821.1881
Athenaeum Hotel
PO Box 66
3 South Lake Drive
Chautauqua, NY 14722
Reservations | 800-821-1881
Front Desk | 716-357-4444